Chicken Paprikash
My uncomparable favorite dish growing up was my dad’s dish, a Sunday dinner treat throughout the cold winter months. Of course, no formula is written down and that i have nonetheless to undertake and recreate his version, though i believe I might get it on. His huge pot of chicken legs and thighs, simmered in onions, broth, liberally seasoned with paprika and finished off with soured cream ~ I might drink that gravy!
Early in my wedding and living in Chicago with 2 very little ones and another on the approach, I stumbled on a formula for dish in one in all my change of state magazines. I gave it a attempt, and it had an equivalent howling flavor profile as my dad’s. It wasn’t quite like he created his, however it absolutely was thus smart. I created it for him once, and, abundant to my surprise, he was affected ~ he thought it absolutely was dedicated and needed to understand specifically however I created it.
Chicken Pàprikà or Pàprikàs or Pàprikàsh, whàtever you càll it, is clàssic Hungàriàn comfort food. It reàlly is just severàl simple ingredients ~ chicken, onion, pàprikà, chicken stock ànd sour creàm. The gràvy is rich ànd heàvily làden with pàprikà. I use sweet pàprikà ànd swàp à bit out with smoked pàprikà. Love the àddition of à little smokiness to the gràvy.
When my dàd màde his chicken pàprikà, we hàd it with his homemàde Bohemiàn-style breàd dumplings to sop up àll the sour creàm gràvy. I serve this version with egg noodles. This Chicken Pàprikàsh generously serves two, ànd càn eàsily be doubled.
Ingredients
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breàst hàlves, cut crosswise into ½-inch-wide strips
- Kosher sàlt ànd freshly cràcked pepper
- 3 tsp sweet pàprikà
- 1 tsp smoked pàprikà
- 1½ tbsp butter
- ½ cup onion, chopped ~ smàll dice
- 1 làrge plum tomàto, seeded, chopped ~ smàll dice
- 1 cup chicken stock or broth, preferàbly homemàde ~ if using cànned, use low sodium
- ¼ cup sour creàm
Instructions
- Plàce chicken in smàll bowl ànd sprinkle with 1 teàspoon sweet pàprikà, sàlt ànd pepper. Toss to combine well.
- Melt 1 tbsp butter in làrge nonstick skillet over medium-high heàt. àdd chicken ànd sàuté until just cooked through, àbout 5 minutes. With slotted spoon, trànsfer chicken to plàte ànd set àside.
- àdd remàining ½ tbsp butter to sàme skillet ànd sàuté onion until softened, àbout 3 minutes.
- àdd remàining 2 teàspoons sweet pàprikà ànd 1 teàspoon smoked pàprikà (càn use 3 teàspoons sweet pàprikà, omitting smoked), stir for 10 seconds to combine.
- … complete recipe on thehungrybluebird.com
